The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
ON ,CHANGE.

5CC0 bu ,hels.
CHICAGO cash pork SOlc off, cash
lard 74c off, clear ribs of l0t, cash corn
of &c, cash wheat off &c, cash oats I'M
changed.
CASH corn at ST.. Louis is unchanged,
cash wheat of 3c, cash cats Isle,
cash pork up sc, cash clear ribs of sc
aud cash lard unchanged.
GRAIN receipts at Chicago yesterday /:
Wheat liz cars, corn 467 cars; esti-
mate d receipts for today (Wednes-
day., wheat II cars, corn 243 cars.
BALTIM IRE -four receipts Yesterday
1854 barrels, shipments S096 barrels.
Whea. receipts 1850 bushels. Corn
receipts 81 900 bushels. Oats receipts
$500 bushels.
IT is rumored tina. an opposition
ticket for Merchants Exchange Off
cars and directors will be be pu. in
the field, with the exception of j. H.
Martin, who will be on both tickets
for President.
AT Liverpool wheat is quiet and
holders fsr moderately; receipts of
wheat during the past three days,
7S,C00 centals-all American. Corn
firm, demand fair; receipts of Ameri-
can corn during the past three days,
10000 csntals.
The following were elected yester-
day directors of the First National
Bank: N. NJ. Jones, Jas. Lse, jr.. W..
A. Gage, N. Fontaine, O. l.. Byrd, s.
H. Brooks, Holmes Cummins, George
Arnold, j. M. Phillips, Robert Me-
Lean, Henry Luehrmanns John NJ.
Peters and q. W. Schultz.
At an election yes erday for thirteen
directors of the Mechanics Savings
Bank the following were chosen: Jno.
A. Denie, ]. H. Biscoe, A. S Meyers,
A. Cohn, John M. Schorr, Napoleon
Hill, T. F. Tobin, M. Krem er, M. IL.
Katz ,nberger, Jake Marks, w. II.
Carroll, VIM. Katzsnbsrger, H. He
nochs5erg.
The following named gentlemen
were on yesterday elected directors of
the State National Bank: A. ID.
Gwynne, H. T. Lennon, I. ]. La
than, william M. Sneed, John X.
Speed, W. ]. Chase, Cotton Greene, K.
L. q, flo, John T. Willius, E L, Nc
Gowan, Re. III. Vance. A. b. Tread
we J, j. W. Fulmer, u. N, Estes and
W. d. Bethel.
THE Merchants Exchange annual
meeting will he held tomorrow even
ing Thursday at 8 o'clock. Presi-
deot w. ]. Chase will deliver the an
nual address and reports of the Secre-
tsry and Treasurer will be read. The
annual election for officers and Board
of Directors will be held on Thursday,
Janaary Goth.
AN election for eleren directors CT
the Union and Planters Bank, to
serve for the ensuing year was held
yesterday. The following were select
ed: Napoleon Hill, VIM. A. William
son, A. Vsccaro, Joseph Bruce, f.
Ensley, s. p. Read, BeDjam Babb, !.
N. Snowdeu, ]. H. Med witt, r. ID.
Frayser, John R Peppsr.
THE stockholders OF the Manhattan
Savings Bank aud Trust Company
elected the following Bard Of TINS
tees yef tsrday: L. Hammer, M.
Gavin, Napoleon Hill, A. Renkert,
John w. Cochran, ]. A. Omberg, j.
g. Hsndwerker, Thomas Boyle, ID. p.
MADDEN, J. 8. Robinson, Sol Coleman,
Lazarus Lsvy, Hardyig Peree, Ed
ward Goldsmith, E L Goldbaum.
NRw York -four receipts Yesterday,
SO, SO4 barrels; exp orts, 1900 barrels
and 5000 sacks; tales, $500 barIels.
Wheat receipts, 1880 bushels; ex-
ports, 55, 1908 bushels; falee, 1872, 900
bushels futures and 229,00U bushels
spots. Corn receipts, 1880 bushels /;
exports, 4S,098 bushels; Gales, 4l6,000
bushels futures ard 10000 bushels
spots Oats receipts, 1850 bushels;
exports, none.
TODAY an exciting and interesting
election will bs ned at the Cotton
Exchange for president, three vice
presidents, treasurer, and sevsn
directors. The polls will open at 10
o'clock a m. and close at O'Clock p.
m. The j ldges of election are Barney
Hughes, chairman; +. W. Sheriff. and
w. B. Jones. Toe only contest is for
the offics of president, the rival can
didstes beng l.. B. Suggs and j. W.
Fu'mer. The friends OF the candidates
arc taking a lively interest in the con
test. and many heavy bets have been
made on the result.
VISITORS on Change yesterday:
Ohas. L. James, Bristol. Tenn. M.
Moyeer, Mississippi; Miss Leila Nc.
Gowsn, Austin, Mics Miss Annie M
Roper, city; J. s. Cassin, Philadel.
pbia; j. w. Brown, Brownsville,
Tenn. r. S Thomas, b ownsville,
Tenn. Geo w. Wicks, it,, Louisville,
KY; ]. R. Shields, Plttsburg, Pa ; II.
M. Irwin, Moultou, Ala. O. O. Prince,
Moultou, Ala s. P. scitt, Augusta,
Ark; ]. M. Wallace, CJmo, Miss. M.
Pointer, Como, Mes; O X. Smith,
Nashville, Tenn; @. W. Gibson,
Aberdeen, Miss.
THE Board OF Directors elected yes
terday by the stockholders of the
German Bank were: George Arnold,
10 w. Allison, W. N. Brown, Sol.
Coleman, John w. Cochran, ]. T..
Frost, r. O. Graves, Ell. Goldsmith,
d. P. Hadden, Louis Hanauer, j. j.
Jenny, II. Morris, w. y. Mcclure, j..
T. Petit, ]. s Robinson, r. H. Vance,
M. Wittenborg and Jacob Weller
The new members elected to the
Board were Mess Allison Coleman,
Morris and WiNenborg. All the
members of the old Board were elect
ed to the new Board capt Mr.. Ka 4
enberger, who declined reelection.
The announcement made that the
Bark Of Commerce intended to in
create tie capital stock created con.
siderable talk end interest in financial
and commercial circles. A few days
ago a dividend Of 35 per cent. was de-
olared, payable on demand and with a
view 10 Increase the capital stock.
The purpose Of the directors is no
doubt to increase and extend the
bueine:s OF the bank, as many GUS
toners have desilel to purchase stock
and could not get 1t. 1t is now the
intention to increase the stock 10 shout
$40O, 900 or $500 900, as the directors
may think best in the interest OF the
bank. The new stock will be gener-
ally Distributed. 1t was rumored on